Remember, remember, the Ashen Rider.

Aside from small upsets here and there standard seems to be stabilizing quite well. Now that everyone is going to there local FNMs with some idea of what they will be playing against it is the perfect time for the brewers to shine. There are many cards that not in the spotlight that could easily hold their own in today's meta. I'll leave the deck building to you, but here are some forgotten cards and synergies that at least deserve a look. I'll certainly continue my trend here at Wizardden.com of bring something new to the table just when everyone thinks they know what to expect.

Starting off lets remember the big baddy Ashen Rider. Don't let the eight mana scare you away, it is the largest thing in the air we have access to other than Stormbreath Dragon post monstrous and a forgotten angel that we will get to later. We do have access to quite a bit of mana acceleration these days, but I would probably stick to reanimating this devastating creature. Whip of Erebos and Rescue from the Underworld are still hanging around for the better part of a year. If you're feeling extra ambitious capitalize on the fact that it is not legendary and clone it for days. The main thing to remember about this card though is just how valuable catchall answers are these days with the wide variety of threats we face each week.

Speaking of threats, who remembers Colossus of Akros? Take a moment and think about your deck, if one of these dropped down across from you turn five and swung for 20 points trample the following turn would you have an answer? Turn five isn't really asking that much, that's only three to four extra mana. We have Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, Karametra's Acolyte, and a plethora of smaller mana dorks that can get you there.

For those who don't know there was a small addition made to Magic 2015 in the from of promotional practice decks. These included cards that could only be obtained in these small packs. Fortunately though these cards are all reprints from fairly recent sets. There are two of these cards I am going to draw attention to; Aegis Angel and Terra Stomper. The angel is quite large by today's standards and the added indestructibility it offers can make cards like Hero's Downfall and Hornet Queen seem far less threatening.

The only Khans card I will talk about today is Sagu Mauler. This creature is a real threat to any deck relying on small creatures to get the job done. Once it is in play there is little that can remove it without some good old fashioned combat. I have personally been on the wrong side of a post blocks Temur Charm messing up my block on the Mauler.

Scuttling Doom Engine another bomb that is criminally underplayed. If Hero's Downfall has been a problem for you or you just like playing hyper aggressive large creatures then you should take a serious look at this monstrosity. While your at it maybe dust off those Chief Engineers?

All of the Souls from 2015 are worth thinking about except the blue one of course. Specifically though I am going to bring up Soul of Shandalar. It's activated ability is very powerful, bested only by the one on Soul of Theros in my opinion. However the reason I put the spotlight on Shandalar is it's keyword ability. First Strike puts it far ahead of most any creature it will meet in combat these days. If you can feed mana into this powerhouse he will make short work of your opponent for sure.

I am not sure if this one belongs on this list as I have been seeing it grow in popularity but even so it could stand to be used more. Arbor Colossus is a house and is super well positioned against the meta as a whole. Reach is surprisingly relevant and six power and toughness is just monstrous next the most commonly played creatures.

Today you probably noticed I focused on the more mana intensive cards we have access to, next time I will shine light on the cards with lower mana costs that we should be keeping in mind as we continue to adapt to this interesting rock, paper, scissors, lizard, spock meta we have. This has been Ariel with Wizardden.com, thank you again for reading.